LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xix 



SUCCESSIVE GROWTHS ON ROCKY STAIRCASE . . . . . .162 



SHEEP-PATHS IN THE 'EIGHTIES IN THE 'NINETIES AS AT PRESENT . . 181 



SHOWING SINGLE CURRENT . . . . . . . .182 



STOCK ROUTE, SHOWING DOUBLE CURRENT . . . . . .182 



SHEEP DRIVEN THROUGH DENSE FERN . . . . . .183 



SINGLE HEDGE LINE . ...... 183 



DOUBLE HEDGE LINE .... ... 185 



SHEEP-TRACK FRETTED INTO HILLSIDE . . . . . .187 



PATH FORMED BY HORSES WALKING, TROTTING, CANTERING . . .188 



NAPIER-WAIROA ROAD, SHOWING CURVES STRAIGHTENED BY H. B. C. C. . .188 



HORSE-TRAILS COMPETING FOR TRAFFIC . . . . . .189 



ORIGINAL PACK-TRAILS . . . . . . . .190 



PACK- TRACK ON CLAY HILLSIDE . . . . . . .191 



HILL-TOP GROWING FERN HILL-TOP BLOWN BARE HILL-TOP IN GRASS . .192 



SHEEP VIADUCT . . . . . . . . .193 



SLEEPING-SHELVES . . . . . . . . .194 



EARTH-BUBBLE . . ' . . . . . .196 



DURING FLOOD . . . . . . . . .196 



AFTER FLOOD ......... 197 



ESTUARY OF WAIKOAU PAST . . . . . . .200 



ESTUARY OF WAIKOAU PRESENT ....... 200 



NEST AND EGGS OF BANDED DOTTREL . . . . .207 



YOUNG HARRIER HAWKS . . . . . . . .210 



YOUNG FALCONS . . . . . . . . .211 



KINGFISHER ...... . . 212 



MOREPORK MALE . . . . . ....'. . . 212 



FEMALE MOREPORK AT NESTING-HOLE . . . . . .212 



GREY WARBLER . . . . . . . . .213 



FANTAIL . . . . . . . . . .213 



YOUNG GREY DUCK . . . . . . . . .214 



TUI ON NEST ON TREE-TOP . . . . . . . .214 



TUI NESTLINGS HAND-REARED . . . . . . .215 



YOUNG TUIS TAMED . . . . . . . .216 



BROWN DUCK . . . . . . . . .216 



FERN-BIRDS MALE AND FEMALE . . . . . , .217 



NEST OF PHILIPPINE RAIL . . . . . . . .218 



YOUNG KARA PARROTS . . . . , . . . . 218 



BABY PUKEKO ......... 219 



"TRUCULENT IN THE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE" ..... 221 



PACKING POSTS ......... 233 



TOETOE GRASS . . . . . . . . .241 



SHEEP'S-BIT ......... 246 



BASIL THYME 253 



